The Russian airborne forces may acquire more than 100 advanced Il-76-МD-90А military-transport aircraft by 2020, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the airborne forces, Andrey Kholzakov said, Vzglyad.ru reports.

«The fleet of transport aircraft allows performing the combat training program in full including jumping from the heavy Il-76 jets. At present Il-76 is the main vehicle of the airborne forces. Nevertheless, we hope to take the deliveries of over 100 advanced Il-76-MD-90A jets by 2020», - Kholzakov siad.

He has also expressed satisfaction with the claimed performance of the new An-70 military-transport aircraft. «It is expected that An-70 will be more cost-efficient, because Il-76 is able to transport 3 combat vehicles, while An-70 can transport only two ones. However, the aircraft has not been delivered to us yet so it is rather hard to compare it with the existing vehicles. Judging by the claimed performance, I can say that we need this aircraft», - the general said.